binding foot?
 

I've been seeing a lot of posts about binding feet on Facebook. Well, it's probably seeing what I look at and giving me the ads but still there are a variety.

Has anyone bought one of the special binding feet-the ones that allow the binding and quilt to be sewn at top and back and the same time?

Like this one:

https://ilovequiltingforever.com/pro...lt+Patterns%29

if it's wrong to post a link, let me know and I'll remove it.

Looking at it.....states "bias binding", and states max width of binding is 1".......looking at an illustration of the binding, it looks like the binding is folded as the kind purchased, not a French fold as quilt binding...jmho

Do they make one that is more for real quilting binding? Not adding bias tape to something. I've been looking but would also like other's advice.
thanks

I have seen the advertisements for this foot but after reading the notes I'm not sure how well it would work for quilting so have not made the leap to purchase one. Guess I'm waiting until someone else tries it first!

"*Note: This binding foot works best for sewing projects with 1-2 layers of lightweight or medium-weight cotton fabric. It can be used for binding thin quilts with low-loft battings which are flatter and thinner (and NOT with battings with high loft, which are thick and fluffy). Because you DO need to feed the whole quilt sandwich into the slot of your binding foot..."

I bought one about 10 years ago. I found it very frustrating.

How would it work when you get to a corner?

I bought some of these a few years ago but did nothing with them till last week. You can adjust the width of binding up to 1", but you do need to use the bias binding with both edges folded over - the gadget won't do that for you. I had issues with the metal part in front of the needle pushing the top binding aside and only stitching the bottom on - then realized that metal bit was bent down, not flat. (It may be good for sewing stitch-in-the-ditch if binding is attached to the front first. Just a thought)
Have since found the others but haven't tried them out - they don't have that bent part either, so I don't expect any problems. The corners might take a bit of manouvering though.

Most of the binding feet are designed for adding bias binding to clothing; they are really not designed to handle quilts. Bernina used to have one for my machine (the 1240) that was supposed to be for quilts, but they discontinued it -- I think because it didn't work very well. Even when used for clothing -- say, to add bias binding to the neck and armholes of a child's dress -- the binding foot requires some practice to acquire a certain level of expertise using it.

Several of my machines have a regular binding foot - mot quite like the one shown. I have never used them for anything. Dure wouldn't work for my quilts, I mainly use high loft poly batting. I wouldn't trust it sewing both sides at once, I would be afraid it wouldn't stitch all the layers together. i have bought clothing before that came of because it wasn't securely attached.

I bought that one and tried it on a pot holder. I could not get the thickness to fit in the foot. It is not worth it for quilts but works great for clothing.